And the Oscar Award goes to…
The Oscars took place last night (this morning in South Africa) with ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ doing a major sweep of the award show winning seven times. Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win an Oscar and Ruth E Carter’s win for Best Costume Design on ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ […]
Entries open for the SA Music Awards 2023
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) invites musicians to submit their entries for the 29th instalment of the SA Music Awards (SAMAs) for 2023. Entries open from Monday, 6 March 2023. Eligibility for a SAMA consideration in over 30 genre categories is for releases between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023. Submissions can be […]
Trinidad James is headed to SA for the launch of Sneaker District
Trinidad James, host of Complex’s Full Sized Run, is headed to SA for the launch of premium apparel and sneaker store, Sneaker District. Founded in Abu Dhabi, the retail store announced in November that they would be expanding to South African shores. The launch of the store is now set to take place in early […]
Masonwabe Ntloko to debut new exhibition this February
Visual artist and illustrator Masonwabe Ntloko will be exhibiting a new collection of work this February. Titled “Iliso Lo Moya” his solo exhibition will be held at the Katmo Gallery on 41 6th Street in Parhurst. An alumnus of the Nelson Mandela University, Ntloko had the opportunity to intern under fellow Eastern Cape born artist […]
Kevin Hart’s in South Africa for his Reality Check tour but he’ll also be the keynote speaker at Advertising Week
Kevin Hart is in South Africa. The superstar comedian and actor is touring his Reality Check show, and has four shows lined up in the country, this first of which is in Cape Town tonight. The other three are scheduled for Pretoria’s Sunbet Arena on the 17th, 18, and 19th of February. Also on the […]
Memorial and funeral details of Kiernan “AKA” Jarryd Forbes
We as the Forbes family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love we have received over the past few days. Kiernan wasn’t just loved by us as a family, but by the nation, as we’ve seen from loved ones, friends, industry colleagues, media tributes and the MEGACY. It is our wish to celebrate the life […]
And the Grammy Award goes to…
That’s a wrap for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards! Full of performances and history-making GRAMMY wins, the 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, was one of the biggest nights in music history — ever. Below is the complete list of the winners and nominees for the 2023 GRAMMYs. General Field 1. Record Of The Year Award to the […]
Spotify and Cotton Fest celebrate SA Hip Hop with In Black & White: Wall of Legends
Cotton Fest took place earlier this month and Spotify partnered with the festival to honour SA Hip Hop history with a photographic installation tracking the history of the genre in South Africa. In Black & White: Wall of Legends celebrated South African Hip Hop’s key role players, and brought to life the story of SA […]
Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman & Nomcebo Zikode Win Grammy For Best Global Music Performance
South African singer, record producer and businessman Zakes Bantwini along with South African flautist, producer and composer Wouter Kellerman, and South African singer and songwriter Nomcebo Zikode made SA proud on Sunday, 5th February when their song “Bayethe” was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance. The collaboration resulted in the three artists […]
DJ Sumbody has passed away
Artist and musician DJ Sumbody has died. His management released a statement confirming his passing, saying that details of his death cannot be released but that he ran into an unfortunate incident in the early hours of Sunday morning, 20 November 2022, that led to his passing. Apart from his ventures as an artist, the […]
Nominees for the 11th Annual SA Hip Hop Awards Unveiled
On Friday, 11 November, rapper and event organiser Rashid Kay announced on Twitter that the nominees for the SA Hip Hop Music Awards 2022 would be announced on Monday, 14 November via livestream on the SA Hip Hop Awards website. True to their word, the nominees were duly announced on Monday, 14 November, to much […]
Africa’s first Jordan collaboration comes to life with Shelflife
The Air Jordan 2 turns 35 years old this year and to mark the occasion they have a host of new drops and colourways coming. Part of the celebration includes partnering with three retailers to deliver collaborative lines with the stores that have helped grow the brand over the years. In a benchmark move, Nike […]